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Timeline Leading to Valley Forge
|Sir William Howe's forces, comprising 18,000 effective troops in position at New Brunswick and Amboy. Washington, with about 6000 Continentals, exclusive of cavalry and artillery and of 500 New Jersey militia (a total, according to Bryant, of 7300 men) broke winter camp at Morristown and advanced to Middlebrook Heights, ten miles from New Brunswick.
|British army moved to Staten Island, American force still at Middlebrook.
|British fleet under Lord Howe sailed from New York with entire British army in command of his brother Sir William Howe, appearing briefly a week later at the capes of the Delaware. Washington encamped on Neshaminy Creek, 90 miles north of Philadelphia.
|The enemy appeared in Chesapeake Bay. On the 23d Washington's army marched through Philadelphia and to Wilmington. The enemy disembarked upon the 95th at the Elk River, 54 miles southwest from Philadelphia.
|Battle of Brandywine. Retreat of Americans to Chester, Philadelphia and Germantown. Americans then numbered about 11,000 men, exclusive of Gates' command in the North. On the 15th, Washington advanced to Warren Tavern, on the Lancaster Pike, a heavy storm ruined the ammunition and led to a retreat to Yellow Springs and thence across the Schuylkill River near Phoenixville. Howe advanced at his leisure, covering a wide stretch of rich country. Upon the night of Sept. 19th, a body of Wayne's men, detached to operate in the rear of the British left flank, was surprised at Paoli, many being bayonetted.
|Howe's columns reached the Schuylkill River in force, crossing at several points above and below Valley Forge. Upon the 26th they marched into Philadelphia, leaving a strong force in Germantown.
|Battle of Germantown, retreat of Americans to White Marsh, about six miles north from Chestnut Hill.
|Lord Howe's ships invested Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer below the city. An incident of this movement was the Battle of Red Bank, N. J., in which Count Donop, the Hessian commander, was mortally wounded.
|After an exhausting march from White Marsh via Gulf Mills, Washington's troops arrived upon the hills at Valley Forge. Four days later nearly 3000 men of this force were sick or too nearly naked to do duty.
Lord Howe's Advance on Philadelphia, 1777
(From the Diary of a British Sergeant, expanded with explanations)
|Army landed at Elk Ferry, ist under Cornwallis at Elk Ferry, Rd under Kuyphausen at Cecil Court House.
|Army marched, arrived at Head of Elk.
|Cornwallis and Grant marched 4 or 5 miles to a small place called "Iron Works," returned to camp.
|Troops reached Pencador 4 miles east of Elk on road to Christiana Bridge. Americans made a stand at the bridge, but retreated to main body.
|General Grant from Elk, with his troops, joined the army.
|Whole army marched from the left by Newark 6 miles and encamped in the township of Hokesson. The two armies, British and American, 4 miles apart.
|One third of army marched toward New Market, Cornwallis with his Division to Hokesson Meeting House, others to Kennett Square.
|All met this morning and moved toward Brandywine Creek.
|Knyphausen's men remained on Heights. General Grant moved to Concord.
|Cornwallis joined and proceeded to Ashton, 5 miles from Chester and encamped. 71st Regt. to Wilmington.
|Army in 2 columns moved from Ashton toward Goshen Meeting House and Downingtown.
|Early A.M. to Yellow Springs and at night to White Horse, Cornwallis 2 miles beyond.
|Army joined and marched to Tredyffryn. Light Infantry to Valley Forge.
|Paoli affair.
|Army at Valley Forge, line extended from Fatland Ford to French Creek. Moved to Pottsgrove.
|Part of army crossed at Fatland Ford, others at Gordon's Ford.
|Whole army encamped, left to Schuylkill and right on Manatawny Road, with stony run in front. A force detached to Swede's Ford.
|Force under Cornwallis took Philadelpliia.

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Hey guys!! New challenge from the saru with the smile! Yes, I mean ME, Gokuhappymonkey!! This challenge involves something new- comics!! Yes...any comics you can make showing OC'S, anime, video game...anybody really...doing something fun for the upcoming holiday!!
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Cream and Lemonade Scones
Cream and lemonade scones are worth your while, baking it :D
I have this habit of jotting down what I've cooked and when I cooked/baked something, in my little Notebook... it can be cumbersome and annoying but I know I can be a forgetful person at times... most of the times... hehehe... and its easy to refer to at a later date...
Seems that annoying habit paid off recently....
H has been hinting that its been awhile since I last bake scones.... unsure... and didn't want to argue... all I could say was 'errrr... I think so' while in my head I was doing a 180 degree turn and thinking... 'Didn't I just bake some recently?'.
Quietly... I referred to my Notebook, and guess what? H was right. September 2009 was the last time I baked scones... time sure flies. Not wanting to keep him waiting for another 2 years...that same weekend... I made strawberry jam and baked him scones... and this was 2 weeks ago.
Last Saturday, we went out for our coffee/tea at one of Gloria Jeans' outlet... we ordered Macadamia slice and a slice of Maltesers cake... sat down, and while enjoying our quiet moment (without kids..), H said ...
H: did you see the scones?awwww.....Isn't he a darling? or he is trying his best to tell me subtly... to bake him more scones??? naughty naughty me for having such evil thoughts... or
me: No... why?
H: Its huge.... I was tempted ... but I bet they aren't as light and delicious... as the ones you baked.
me: oh really... at the same time feeling proud hehehe...
Shall I bake him scones every 2 years to get such 'sweet' and lovely compliment again...
This is the best scones recipe (from AWW) I have
Cream and Lemonade SconesRecipes (makes about 12)
3 cups of plain flour30g baking powder1 cup of cream1 cup of lemonade -aerated
a pinch of salt
- Pre-heat oven to 190C
- Line baking tray with baking paper
- Sieve plain flour with baking powder twice.
- Add cream, aerated lemonade and salt.
- Use butter knife and in chopping motion, mix well.
- Lightly floured the pastry board and the circular cookie cutter.
- Roll out with floured rolling pin to a 2.5cm thickness.
- cut out the scones with cookie cutter
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve with strawberry jam and cream


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AAC M5: 10.21.13 EditionPosted by Mike Lemaire on October 21st, 2013
- Somewhat surprisingly, news that Louisville forward Chane Behanan is suspended indefinitely was met with a lot of shoulder-shrugs from analysts who have heard this song and dance from coach Rick Pitino before. It's true that Pitino has developed an "all talk" reputation when it comes to suspending players, but as yesterday's column from the Courier-Journal's Tim Sullivan points out, this suspension may be different. The column notes that Behanan hasn't just been suspended from the basketball team, he has also been evicted from his residence hall, a move that's so rare that school spokesman Kenny Klein couldn't recall it happening before. The article also hints that the decision may not have been Pitino and Athletic Director Tom Jurich's decision and makes the good point that "[coaches] wouldn't normally kick a player out of the athletic dorm if your goal was to get him back in time for a specific game. You would do so to be consistent with how U of L handles similar cases." So while it's entirely possible that Behanan will still return some time around Christmas, assuming Pitino is going to bring him back the first chance he gets may be underestimating how serious the offense and subsequent suspension are.
- Although this year's version of Memphis Madness didn't have the same kind of star power that last year's version did, the atmosphere helped the Tigers land two commitments over the weekend. Top-30 JuCo forwards Trahson Burrell and Chris Hawkins both pledged to the Tigers, and they will add valuable depth and experience to a team that will be young again next season. Burrell initially committed to Rhode Island all the way back in 2010 (not a typo), but after bouncing around several prep schools, the New York native ended up at Lee College in Texas where his athleticism caught the eye of the Memphis coaching staff. Hawkins is a more peculiar commitment because while the 6'5″, 250-pounder has talent and size, he doesn't seem like a great fit for Memphis' fast-paced style of play. Still, head coach Josh Pastner and his staff rarely hand out offers to guys who can't help the team in a big way, so it will be interesting to watch Hawkins fit in once he gets to school.
- One of the main reasons folks are so bullish about Connecticut's return to the NCAA Tournament this season is because of the breakout year that Huskies' forward DeAndre Daniels had last season. Daniels came to UConn as a five-star recruit, but he failed to live up to the hype during a trying freshman campaign in which he hardly saw the floor and seemed totally unsure of himself when he was there. As a sophomore, then-first-year coach Kevin Ollie needed to lean on him heavily due to a lack of depth and Daniels responded to the challenge by averaging 12.1 PPG and 5.5 RPG on the season (including 21.3 PPG, 9.0 RPG, and 3.3 BPG in the final four games of the season). Now everyone is well aware of just how much ability Daniels has but it is his consistency that needs improvement if the Huskies are going to be a threat in their new conference. Everyone knows about how talented the team's backcourt is, but it is the mercurial Daniels who may be the team's most important player. UConn is very thin and inexperienced in the frontcourt and although he hardly qualifies as a traditional big man despite his size and length, his rebounding and rim protection will be crucial components of the Huskies' defense.
- Since we are on the topic of teams without much of a frontcourt, the only AAC team with realistic NCAA Tournament expectations and less frontcourt depth than UConn may be Cincinnati, which makes the development of center David Nyarsuk all the more important. Tragedy struck the Sudanese big man during the offseason when he was informed his father had passed away, but he is coping with the help and support of his teammates and coaching staff, while UC fans are hoping that Nyarsuk's determination to honor his late father translates on the court. Nyarsuk dealt with knee injuries and the acclimation to Division I basketball last season as he averaged 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game. But the Bearcats have lost nearly every legitimate post player from their roster and Nyarsuk will need to make a much larger impact in an increased role if Cincinnati is to have any hope of holding its own up front. The team has the leadership and ability to make a run at the NCAA Tournament, but it's Nyarsuk's development that will help determine how real that shot is.
- We have been saying it all offseason but let's get it out there one more time — never doubt SMU coach Larry Brown. The elder statesman among AAC coaches still knows how to recruit and he also knows just how to leverage his connections to do it. Two weeks ago, David Robinson stopped by the Mustangs' practice in Dallas, and on Friday, it was Allen Iverson's turn to show his face. You would have to be the most naive person in the world to think that Iverson's visit at the same time that recruits William Lee, D.J. Hogg and Chris Giles were visiting was a coincidence, and if you still needed convincing about his purpose for being on campus, the former NBA superstar also attended Prime Prep's Midnight Madness, where SMU commitment Emmanuel Mudiay just so happens to go to school. No recruit is going to choose a school just because some famous former NBA players shows up at practice, but in a world where half the battle is generating buzz, few folks can create more of a buzz with a visit to practice (practice?) than "The Answer."


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Here's where it gets different, though. In the truck or command vehicle, fire chiefs can see a moving icon in movie style which shows exactly where you are - probably on a 3D building map pulled from city archives. Better still, your commanders can also see near-real-time medical telemetry from sensors in your uniform, just like the Colonial Marines in scientifiction movie classic Aliens. If you succumb to the heat or smoke, or otherwise get injured, they'll know and more rescuers can be despatched.
But wait: this isn't realistic, as anyone with experience of wireless networking will know. Battery-powered radios often struggle to penetrate walls, let alone multiple walls and floors of reinforced concrete full of rebar as we may well have here. Unlike the mobile network, the incident command vehicle cannot rely on a network of masts all around the site and cannot easily reach in through different windows - and even if it could, air full of flame, hot smoke and spraying water is not a friendly radio environment.
But your navigation and medical-monitor gear is still in touch with your command. How?
Here's how. On your belt is an automated dispenser holding several small, waterproof, fireproof battery powered relay routers. As you plunge deeper into the stricken building - perhaps charging up some stairs, interposing a barrier between you and the command vehicle antenna - the equipment notes your diminishing signal strength and your belt rig, without input from you, drops a relay to preserve communications. If it should get kicked, firehosed or otherwise inadvertently relocated, the network of dropped podules scattered through the building reconfigures itself automatically to route around any outages if this is physically possible.
All this kit is actually a reality right now, according to the US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology directorate. The S&T boffins call the navigation package the Geospatial Location Accountability and Navigation System for Emergency Responders (GLANSER). The Aliens-style medical telemetry rig is known as Physiological Health Assessment System for Emergency Responders (PHASER). The self-dropping relay widgets are dubbed Wireless Intelligent Sensor Platform for Emergency Responders, or WISPER, and use ZigBee.
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Expectant mama Kendra Wilkinson bumped it up at Little Hank's soccer game in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Sunday (April 27). The reality star, 28, went sporty chic while cheering on her adorable 4-year-old son alongside hubby Hank Baskett.
The Kendra on Top stars are expecting their second child – a daughter – any day.
Hank recently gushed to Celebrity Baby Scoop about the joys of seeing his wife expecting their child.
"I just love looking at her because that's when you really look at a woman and say, 'You have really given me everything.' When a woman gives you a child, she is truly giving you everything," Hank shared.
He added: "I just grow more and more in love with her over the years. To this day, I fall in love over and over because she keeps me on my toes and I never know what to expect from her."
As for Kendra, the reality star is "beyond excited" about their daughter on-the-way.
"We had another child so we could have a girl and balance out this house," she told Celebrity Baby Scoop of giving their 4-year-old son Hank a sister. "I'm ready for the challenge and am excited to show her what life is all about."
She added: I've always wanted a boy and a girl. I think it's a perfect balance. Now, it's going to be 3 girls and 3 boys, including our dogs – the playing field is now even!"


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Ronnie Dunn Expecting First Grandchild
We know what Ronnie Dunn is thankful for at Thanksgiving 2011: the news that he's expecting his first grandchild! Dunn told Kickin' Country 100.5, albeit offhandedly, that he's awaiting the arrival of a new family member and that he already knows it's a boy.
"There's always somethin' to be thankful for, we find. Our kids come into town. My son is a teacher in Sacramento. They … he and his wife — I can't say the word — it's our first child that one of our kids has had. What do you call that word? [Laughs] I can't get it to come out yet," Dunn said, clearly still in shock at the surprise.
"Anyway, they have a baby due," he continued. "Found out it's a boy. And, so, I'm gonna be a granddad. I got it out. I gotta go to therapy now."
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ATO Pictures wins big at Sundance
In yet another Dave Matthews/Coran Capshaw success story, the duo's ATO Pictures wowed the audiences and the studio fat-cats at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 27 with their feature film Joshua, staring Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga. In fact, by Monday, ATO had inked a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures for $4 million.
"We found out we got into Sundance the Tuesday before Thanksgiving," says ATO executive producer Temple Fennell. "Then we found out we got the 8:30 Saturday night screening...which was the perfect time."
Joshua, an original script by novelist David Gilbert and director George Ratliff, tells the story of a brilliant and precocious 9-year old, played by Jacob Kogan, who wreaks psychological havoc on his family, especially his father (Sam Rockwell) and mother (Vera Farmiga), after the the birth of a new sister. As one online reviewer describes it, "it's a total horror film in the vein of The Omen, but without the supernatural elements, it's all very realistic and plausible.
"Not to spoil too much, but you should expect to see many poisoned animals, parents being driven to the point of insanity, and many attempts at killing a baby. This is the film to show your wife or girlfriend if you want to convince her to never have children. It's frightening as all hell, but also a wonderful drama about a child feeling neglected and dealing with it in the most evil bizarre way."
According to Fennell, still flush from all the excitement at Sundance, selling the film was nothing less than remarkable. As he points out, 3000 films get submitted to Sundance, about 120 get screened, and only 5 to 10 get bought. Still, he admits that ATO's strategy of approaching major distributors beforehand may have helped.
"We find scripts we like, then go to a distributor and ask them to "pre-buy" it," says Fennell. "Basically, we're asking the distributor to take a bet with us on the picture."
However, getting into festivals like Sundance is key, says Fennell.
"If you don't get your film in one of the the big festivals, of which there are only about five or six, you won't get the film distributed," he says.
Of course, it also doesn't hurt that one of the country's biggest rock stars is behind the picture. Dave Matthews also penned a song for the flick, called "Fly," which turns up at the end of the movie, according to Matthews fansite Weekly Davespeak.
In fact, Fennell, Matthews, Red Light's Chris Tetzeli, and producer Johnathan Dorfman shared a condo during the festival, entertaining such luminaries as pitcher Barry Zito and actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman at their after-screening party. When the studio suits came around, however, it was back to business. According to Fennell, he spent 10 hours in a room with Fox Searchlight executives until a deal was hammered out.
"It definitely raises our profile," says Fennell, who maintains an ATO office here in Charlottesville, while his counterpart Michael McDonald maintains one in New York. "And it helps with our bigger plan to start a distribution company. If you don't control distribution in the independent film world, you get screwed. Distribution is everything."
Fennell says "Joshua" will most likely come out in August. In the meantime, ATO is busy developing a script based on Don Delillo's novel "End Zone" and several other projects, as well as reading new material.
And for all you would-be screen writers out there, ATO has a carrot to offer.
"We read everything that's presented to us," says Fennell. "Although we're so overwhelmed it takes us a while to get back to people."
A Fox Searchlight release of an ATO Pictures presentation. Produced by Johnathan Dorfman. Executive producers, Temple Fennell, Dan O'Meara. Co-producer, George Paaswell. Directed by George Ratliff. Screenplay, David Gilbert, Ratliff.
Brad Cairn - Sam Rockwell
Abby Cairn - Vera Farmiga
Hazel Cairn - Celia Weston
Ned Davidoff - Dallas Roberts
Chester Jenkins - Michael McKean
Joshua Cairn - Jacob Kogan
Stewart Slocum - Alex Draper
Betsy Polsheck - Nancy Giles
Ms. Danforth - Linda Larkin
Pediatrician - Stephanie Roth Haberle
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I tried to look up this film at imdb.com, but I couldn't find a thing! What gives?
Oh, snap. I was looking it up under the wrong name. It's there after all. Never mind!
Bow down to the Dave/Crapshaw Empire, Inc. They transformed the village from what it was to what it is.
Coran Creepshaw is a vampire.


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____________________________________________________________________________ |\__________________________________________________________________________/| || || || Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning || || Archmage Build/Guide || || || || || || Date: 2/29/2012 || || Author: Kurii || ||__________________________________________________________________________|| |/__________________________________________________________________________\| ============================================================================== Table of Contents ============================================================================== C-I. About the Author C-II. Guide Intro C-III. Equipment C-IV. Skills C-V. Abilities C-VI. Twists of Fate (*Spoiler Alert) C-VII. Closing Statements ============================================================================== ============================================================================== C-I. About the Author (Stuff you won't read) ============================================================================== Hi, my name is Chris. Also known as Kurii, Kuriii (League of Legends) synix09 (YouTube), Bananaya (from Dungeon Fighter Online), or Ciel (from Ethereal-RO). I've always played mage characters in just about any RPG. I really enjoyed it in this game as well so I decided to create a guide especially since my character started one-shotting everything in Hard difficulty once I hit level 28+. I also play a lot of other games like 2D fighters (Melty Blood, Guilty Gear, Immaterial and Missing Power, 3rd Strike), shooters (Counter Strike, S4 League), MMORPGs (Ragnarok Online, Lineage 2, Dungeon Fighter Online), and others (League of Legends, Gunbound, Starcraft, etc.) My YouTube channel is http://www.youtube.com/synix09 I hope you guys find my guide useful. ============================================================================== C-II. Guide Intro ============================================================================== *Don't mistake this guide as a walkthrough. It's merely a build for a strong mage character. Covering what items you need, how to get make them, what skills/abilities to get, and which quest choices to make to get the correct Twists of Fate. This build focuses on maxing your spell damage to the point where you can one-shot all non-boss monsters (without potions or reckoning mode) on Hard difficulty. You can one-shot the final boss on Hard Difficulty with potion buffs in reckoning mode. And at the same time, you wil be incredibly tanky with a huge health pool (over 2500 HP), damage mitigation, as well as life steal from your summon. You'll never die if you have your summon attacking things. Even if he wasn't out, it'd take like 5 minutes for normal monsters to take you down if you just stand there. And if you're close to dying, you can restore 100% health with 50% mana with level 7 Healing Surge. And you'll never run out of mana (unless you keep spamming Healing Surge and Sphere of Protection for some reason - these are percentage mana manacost spells). Eventually the gameplay becomes you running into a middle of a group, casting Meteor, one-shot everything, explore and find another group, cast Meteor. If you fight a boss, go into reckoning mode, cast Meteor. If you're fighting the final boss, go into reckoning mode, use some potion buffs, cast Meteor - just about one shotting the last boss (won't let you one-shot due to a special final boss battle sequence. ============================================================================== C-III. Equipment ============================================================================== At the start of the game, you might want to work on items that boost your mana. Then start transitioning to things that add % Fire/Elemental/Magic Damage and Magic Crit Chance. Don't worry about completing or keeping any sets (they all kinda suck). You'll end up using bits and pieces of yellows and purples you'll find through hidden objects, treasure chests, and monsters. What you'll end up doing towards the end of the game is you'll craft your own weapons and armor (not including accessories) through Blacksmithing and Sagecrafting which will be a lot stronger than anything you'll find in the game. To be honest, you're already pretty much unstoppable if you manage to get at least 2 or 3 of these items. So I wouldn't worry too much about making the "pefect" build. You can fill a lot of slots with +80 HP/MP components (Robust). Final Build (All items crafted except for Accessories) --------------------------------------------------------- *You can switch out the Flamed (20% Fire Damage) Bindings/Grip/Rivets for Arcane (% Magic Damage) Grip/Rivets and Mystic (% Chance to Crit with Magic) Bindings/Grip/Rivets, but they are EXTREMELY RARE. You can also use Faeblades or a Longsword with 2 Flawless Arcane components in the same weapon. So you can have 4 with Primary and Secondary. Chakrams (Primary): Weapon Fire Damage (Prismere Flame Disc) +7% Damage 15% Chance to Steal 25 Mana (Flawless Ravenous Handle) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Grip) 20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Rivets) +20% Health (Hero's Gem) Sceptre (Secondary): Weapon Fire Damage (Ebony Flame Dowel) +7% Damage 15% Chance to Steal 25 Mana (Flawless Ravenous Handle) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Grip) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Rivets) +20% Health (Hero's Gem) Cowl: +15% Mana Regen per Second +6% Experience Bonus (Spiritweave Headdress) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Rivets) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Bindings) +12% Damage Resist (Flawless Everlasting Lining) +20% Health (Hero's Gem) Robes: +30% Mana Regen per Second +16% Physical Resist (Spiritweave Cloth) +12% Damage Resist (Flawless Everlasting Trim) +12% Elemental Resist (Flawless Warding String) +20% Health (Flawless Strengthening Bindings) +1 Sorcery Abilities (Sorcerer's Gem) Handwraps: +10% Mana Regen per Second +16% Mana (Spiritweave Mitt) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Grip) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Bindings) +12% Elemental Resist (Flawless Warding String) +20% Health (Hero's Gem) Shoes +10% Mana Regen per Second +16% Health (Spiritweave Heel) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Rivets) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Bindings) +12% Damage Resist (Flawless Everlasting Lining) +20% Health (Hero's Gem) Talisman: +10% Elemental Resist (Platinum Guard) 16% Melee Block Efficacy 16% Ranged Block Efficacy 16% Magic Block Efficacy +12% Damage Resist (Flawless Everlasting Trim) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Grip) +20% Fire Damage (Flawless Flamed Bindings) +20% Health (Hero's Gem) Necklace: Ancient Phylactery (Unique) <-- Changable. +15% Chance to Crit with Magic +15% Magic Crit Damage Ring: Archsage's Ring (Unique) +15% Fire Damage +15% Ice Damage +15% Lightning Damage +30 Mana -10% Mana Costs Ring: Savant's Ring (Unique) +10% Fire Damage +10% Ice Damage +10% Lightning Damage +25 Mana -9% Mana Costs Bonus percentage health is COMPOUNDED! This means if you have 2 pieces of equipment both with +20% Health, you would get 1.2 * 1.2 = 1.44 (44%) instead of 40%. So let's take this further. Let's say you have about 500 base Health. +10% Health from Destiny Defiant Destiny, 2 weapons with +20% Health each, 4 armor pieces with +20% Health each, Spiritweave Shoes with +36%, and no accessories. 570 * 1.1 * 1.2 * 1.2* 1.2* 1.2* 1.2* 1.2 * 1.36 = 2546.2 Health Tag on damage reduction from gear and Sphere of Protection. Then add on life steal from Faer Gorta. You won't die - ever. And don't worry about Mana. With Archsage's and Savant's Ring (from the Scholia Arcana quest line) and Archmage Destiny, you pretty much have infinite mana even without any weapon/armor on. You can get the components through Blacksmithing and Sagecrafting. Blacksmithing ---------------- If you see an item with the stats listed above, you can Salvage the components off of them. For example you might find a weapon called Staff of the Inferno (+20% Fire Damage) from a monster or NPC. Save your game (non-quicksave) if you buy the item from an NPC (because some items are bugged - unable to salvage the component even though it's there), go to a Blacksmith station, quick-save and try to get the +20% Fire Damage component through Salvage. Even though the item name is "of the Inferno", the component name will be Flamed. So watch out for those. Some examples are: Deathless -> Everlasting (Damage Resist), "of the Mystic" -> Arcane (% Damage with Magic), Mysticism -> Mystic (% Chance to Critical Hit with Magic), "of Gluttony" -> Ravenous (15% Chance to Steal 25 Mana). Sagecrafting --------------- The only gems you need to worry about are - Utility Gem: Pristine Protection + Pristine Protection = Hero's Gem (+20% Health) Epic Gem: Pristine Magic + Pristine Magic = Sorcerer's Gem (+1 to all unlocked Sorcery abilities) ============================================================================== C-IV. Skills ============================================================================== Most useful: Detect Hidden (Max) Useful towards the end: Alchemy (Max) Blacksmithing (Max) Sagecrafting (8 points - Master Level 1) Luxury: Lockpicking Mercantile Dispelling Not important: Persuasion Stealth 40 additional skill points to spend. Plus you get some for racial bonus, trainers, and skill books. Use this to help you not waste points. http://amalur.wikia.com/wiki/Trainers_and_Skill_Book_Locations Unbinding Destiny from Fateweavers unbinds your Skills too. So I wouldn't focus on Alchemy, Blacksmithing, and Sagecraft until you hit around level 30. Then you can re-spec to get some gems through Sagecrafting and re-spec to get points back afterwards. Don't worry about buying alchemy recipes because everything unlocks at max level Alchemy. And the only things you would really want to make are Experience Boosters (+% Exp Gain), Magic Amplification (+% Magic Damage), Magic Precision (+% Chance to Crit with Magic), Blazing Salve (+% Fire Damage), Damage Boost (+% Damage), and Fate Potions (Fills Fate Meter). I'd recommend maxing out Detect Hidden, Lockpicking, and Mercantile at the beginning to save yourself a lot of time. Then when it comes time to start crafting items, re-spec using a Fateweaver. ============================================================================== C-V. Abilities ============================================================================== 109 Sorcery (http://amalur.wikia.com/wiki/Sorcery) 14 Might (http://amalur.wikia.com/wiki/Might) Rush 109 Sorcery first to get Archmage Destiny. Every ability can go past their nmax level by 2 levels (e.g. 5/5 -> 7/5 or 6/6 -> 8/6) except for the Arcane Weaponry skills (they stay at 3/3). Reset using a Fateweaver to get back the default points in Might and Finesse. Final Ability Build ---------------------- 1 Arcane Weaponry I 1 Arcane Weaponry II 1 Arcane Weaponry III 1 Arcane Weaponry IV 6 Sceptre Mastery (Max) 6 Chakram Mastery (Max) 6 Summon Faer Gorta (Max) 5 Transference (Max) 5 Masterful Construction (Max) 0 Staff Mastery 5 Healing Surge (Max) 5 Elemental Rage (Max) 6 Sphere of Protection (Max) 5 Sphere of Reprisal (Max) 5 Sphere of Retribution (Max) 5 Mark of Flame (Max) 5 Smoldering (Max) 5 Meteor (Max) 6 Stormbolt (Max) 5 Chain Lightning (Max) 5 Tempest (Max) 5 Conservating Casting (Max) 5 Ice Barrage (Max) 5 Frostshackle (Max) 5 Winter's Embrace (Max) Skill Order Recommendation ----------------------------- Level / Total Ability Points / Investment 1 (4) 3x Storm Bolt 2 (7) 1x Storm Bolt, 1x Mark of Flame, 1x Conservative Casting 3 (10) 3x Mark of Flame 4 (13) 1x Mark of Flame, 2x Conservative Casting 5 (16) 2x Conservative Casting, 1x Storm Bolt 6 (19) 1x Arcane Weaponry I, 1x Arcane Weaponry II, 1x Spectre/Chakram Mastery 7 (22) 1x Spectre/Chakram Mastery, 1x Summon Faer Gorta, 1x Healing Surge 8 (25) 3x Summon Faer Gorta 9 (28) 2x Summon Faer Gorta, 1x Spectre/Chakram Mastery 10 (31) 3x Spectre/Chakram Mastery *Fateweave Unbind Destiny to get 2 ability points back from Might and Finesse. 11 (36) 3x Spectre/Chakram Mastery, 1x Transference, 1x Chain Lightning 12 (39) 3x Smolder 13 (42) 1x Transference, 2x Smolder 14 (45) 3x Transference 15 (48) 1x Arcane Weaponry III, 1x Sphere of Protection, 1x Sphere of Reprisal 16 (51) 2x Sphere of Reprisal, 1x Tempest 17 (54) 1x Masterful Construction, 2x Tempest 18 (57) 1x Masterful Construction, 2x Tempest 19 (60) 3x Masterful Construction 20 (63) 1x Arcane Weaponry IV, 1x Elemental Rage, 1x Sphere of Reprisal 21 (66) 1x Sphere of Reprisal, 2x Sphere of Protection 22 (69) 3x Sphere of Protection 23 (72) 1x Spectre/Chakram Mastery, 1x Sphere of Retribution, 1x Meteor 24 (75) 3x Meteor 25 (78) 1x Meteor, 2x Sphere of Retribution 26 (81) 2x Sphere of Retribution, 1x Ice Barrage 27 (84) 2x Frostshackle, 1x Winter's Embrace 28 (87) 3x Frostshackle 29 (90) 3x Healing Surge 30 (93) 1x Healing Surge, 2x Winter's Embrace 31 (96) 1x Spectre/Chakram Mastery, 2x Winter's Embrace 32 (99) 1x Spectre/Chakram Mastery, 2x Chain Lightning 33 (102) 2x Chain Lightning, 1x Ice Barrage 34 (105) 3x Ice Barrage 35 (108) 3x Elemental Rage 36 (111) 1x Elemental Rage, 2x Skillful Defense 37 (114) 3x Skillful Defense 38 (117) 3x Hardy Constitution 39 (120) 3x Hardy Constitution 40 (123) 3x Adrenaline Surge Ability Comments ------------------- Storm Bolt Useful in knocking down big enemies like trolls, so you keep them hit locked with your Chakrams.Not very useful otherwise, even with Chain Lightning upgrade. Sphere of Protection Useless at the beginning. Only useful when you unlock Sphere of Retribution upgrade since it can keep enemies from interrupting your spells. At that point, you should get Sphere of Reprisal upgrade to 5/5 for 4 protection spheres. Mark of Flame Probably your most used spellGreat damage and low cooldown. Max it first. Summon Faer Gorta Your best friend. He steals health from enemies and gives it to you. Keeps your health full. Though he does like to run around killing chickens and crabs and proc the battle music randomly. Max everything this guy has ASAP. Healing Surge Saves you pots. Restores percentage health by using percentage mana. You only need 1 point until the end. Ice Barrage You won't really use this much. You'll find that Mark of the Flame is way better. The Frostshackle upgrade is only good for Winter's Embrace. Elemental Rage Cool looking spell. Not too useful though. It has a vacuum effect but sometimes doesn't pick up some enemies and you can get cancelled out of the 3 spell combo if hit. Sometimes you vacuum in the enemy, and they hit you before you can cast the next spell. You can mess around and vacuum everyone in with the first spell, then cast Meteor afterwards. Tempest This spell is pretty good. AoE knockdown around you with low cooldown. Good at chain stunning minibosses. I use this spell as a clean up after casting Meteor, when Meteor is on cooldown, stun locking minibosses, or if someone is immuned to fire. Meteor Your best spell. This is what allows you to one-shot everything in the game (even the last boss in Hard difficulty if it weren't for the special final boss battle sequence). It's pretty overpowered. It has a long cast animation but that doesn't matter because once you start, it still comes out even if you were interrupted. So you just run in the middle of a group of enemies, one-shot everything, keep exploring until you find another group. Winter's Embrace Good for long boss fights. Weak damage but good utility. Keeps the enemies slowed so you can cast your spells without danger. After getting 109 Sorcery, put 5 into Skillful Defense to get to Hardy Constitution. After maxing both skills, put the 3 remaining points into Adrenaline Surge. ============================================================================== C-VI. Twists of Fate (*Spoiler Alert) ============================================================================== Twists of Fate received from Faction Questlines. Warsworn Faction - Choose to betray the Warsworn. (Buy everything you want and do all the Warsworn quests before completing this quest line because after you betray them, the Warsworn becomes hostile.) Forsworn - By accepting the Niskaru Lord Khazamandu's blessing atop Cloudrest Mountain, you became the scourge of Warsworn, rather than their champion. +10% Physical Damage +1 to Might Abilities +5% Fire Damage Scholia Arcana Faction - Choose to be fearless and indifferent. Fearless - Imbued with the tempered indifference of Archsage Caledus, no foe or challenge gives you pause. +5% Elemental Damage +1 to Sorcery Abilities Traveler's Faction - Choose to betray Grim Onwig by going to the east wing. Temperence - Prudence is what's important. Not bravado, not chivalry. Pragmatism is your ally in combat - - evading stronger foes and crippling them at their weakest. +1 to Finesse Abilites +6% Evade Chance I strongly urge you to complete the Scholia Arcana quest line ASAP. It is very rewarding. ============================================================================== C-VII. Closing Statements ============================================================================== Stop reading. Go play the game! If you need to contact me, you can find me on: IRC #moba @ irc.mizuumi.net or leave a message on my Youtube channel www.youtube.com/synix09


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Home » Explore » 1932 Engine Shed - 1932 Engine Shed
Didcot Railway Centre is based around the original Great Western Railway Engine Shed built in 1932, using loans provided by the government to relieve unemployment, to replace an earlier, less commodious facility. Many features of this original depot survive to this day, together with some later additions.
The shed itself is immediately visible once you have entered the Railway Centre.
The shed contains four tracks each providing 200 feet (60m) of covered space. Each track can accommodate three tender engines or around six tank engines.
The most striking features inside the shed are the smoke hoods running above the tracks and designed to carry all the smoke from the locomotives out through the wooden chimneys on the roof. Note that the hoods above one of the tracks were removed by British Rail before the Great Western Society arrived at Didcot.
Operational locomotives not in use on an open day, and those restored for static display can generally be seen in or around the Engine Shed, which you are most welcome to visit.
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Coal is brought into the building via rail wagons which are propelled up the long ramp starting near the entrance to the Centre. Coal can then easily be unloaded into wheeled tubs which can then be tipped directly into the tender or bunker of a locomotive. You can often watch a locomotive being coaled during the course of a running day.
The Turntable, situated beyond the Engine Shed, is used to ensure that tender locomotives in particular are facing in the direction of travel.
King Edward II on the turntable
The current Turntable is on the site of the 1932 Great Western one but is a replacement table, as the original had been removed by British Rail before the Great Western Society arrived at Didcot.
The Turntable is 70 feet (21m) long and is capable of accommodating the largest tender engines. It is operated by hand either directly by pushing on extension levers or by operating a geared winding mechanism
A locomotive will often be turned on Gala Days and Special Events, and the Turntable is also occasionally used to turn locomotives from visiting excursion trains. The Turntable is adjacent to, and easily viewed from, the Picnic Area.
Inside the Locomotive Works
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Kermit isn't the only one showing off his green lately. This year one of the more popular resolutions is to work toward living a greener lifestyle. Companies all over have incorporated green products into their lines. My husband has suddenly become obsessed with the Green channel on cable and thinks it would be great to "live off the grid" someday. But, up to this point, we really haven't taken the time to discuss any of this in detail with our pre-schooler daughter. Thankfully, there is a new book out just for the littlest green enthusiasts.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Valentine's Hand Sewing
I worked with the older girls (ages 10 and 12) and one of their friends, this weekend, on a simple Valentine's sewing project from Holiday Crafts and Creations. The site offers a free printable template for felt heart bookmarks like those above (I thought it was a little big, and eyeballed the pattern instead).
To keep things simple, I cut out the felt pieces ahead of time...
...a laid them out with needles, embroidery floss, and paper clips for each girl.
Then, we sat down with the computer in front of us, to show the girls what we were making, and so we could follow the step-by-step instructions together.
It's an excellent tutorial with instructions for the backstitch, running stitch, and French knot (it was the first time I've been able to master that one). The length of the project is perfect for the 10-12 year old crowd...
...and as a bonus, the bookmarks are beautiful, and just the right size for slipping into a Valentine's Day card, or mailing off to cross-country friends.
It's great to be a homeschooler.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Cereal Box Valentine Chair Backers
While listening to our audio books this weekend (I might have reviews ready by next weekend), we had plenty of time to get a jump on February crafting.
The first project we tackled was to recycle cereal boxes into chair backers, to hold the Valentine's I hope the children will make for each other over the next couple of weeks.
First, we cut all except for four inches of the front and sides of the boxes away.
The part that remained intact formed the base of the box, while the long flap was folded and trimmed to become the lid. We found the easiest way to fold the lid was to flatten the box...
...and fold the flap down over it...
...then to set the box back up over the folded flap, to mark for the second fold...
...which we folded over a ruler. Then, we could trim the long part down to make a nice sized flap for the front of the box.
We unfolded the box completely (I've marked in the picture where we folded and trimmed the flap, for clarity), and traced it out on paper...
...to cut and glue onto the cardboard. We reverse folded all the folds before we glued the paper on, so the paper went on over what had been the inside of the box, to keep the printing from showing through.
I punched two holes on either side of the top of the back of each box with a hole punch.
Then we glued and taped, the sides and bottom of the boxes back together. Depending on each child's preference, the lid of their box either tucked in the top...
...or we added stick on Velcro to the front of the box, and the inside of the flap, so it could open and close like a purse.
Finally, all that was left was to lace yarn through the holes, for tying the boxes to the backs of the chairs, and adding stickers for decorations.
I gave the children label type dot stickers, thinking polka dot boxes would look cute in the dining room.
The children had other plans though, and pulled out all of our sticker stash to choose from, as well as crayons and markers - individualizing their boxes. T chose to leave his box undecorated. At 14, he's willing to receive Valentine's from his brother and sisters, especially if they happen to be chocolate, but not to have any part in decorating a frilly-dilly box.
It's great to be homeschooler.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Pizza (and a Craft) for Everyone!
Do you ever feel like you're loosing your mind? Yesterday, I came across a fabulous idea for making homemade Easy Bake Oven pizza, using refrigerator biscuit crust. Today, I can't find the link again to save my life. It wouldn't be so bad, except the site also mentioned making Easy Bake Oven monkey bread, and I really wanted to check that out.
The pizzas turned out terrific, though. And, true to their name, they are very easy to make.
Just pat down the biscuit dough (half a biscuit if you are using "grands") into a greased, Easy Bake cake pan...
...spread on a spoonful of sauce (we used pizza, spaghetti, or whatever)...
...sprinkle on cheese (we used shredded string cheese)...
...and add a single topping. I splurged and picked up some mini pepperonis, but almost any flat topping would do. You just don't want it to get too bulky, or it won't fit in the Easy Bake.
Place it into the preheated oven for the amount of time listed on the biscuit packaging (15 minutes in our case)...
...for a perfect little pizza.
My intention was to have the younger girls make a couple, for before lunch appetizers (also known as a mid-morning snack)...
...but all of the children decided they wanted to make one, so we switched over to a cookie sheet, and the big oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (another idea from the website I can no longer locate).
While we waited for our pizzas to bake, I read the children Pizza for the Queen by Nancy Castaldo. It's a fun retelling of the history of Pizza Margherita, the basil, cheese and tomato pizza made in honor of the Italian queen in 1889.
In fact, there's even a recipe for Pizza Margherita at the back of the book, as well as some fun pizza facts. Did you know, for instance, that Americans eat 350 slices of pizza per second?
We already had our pizza for the day, so instead of trying out the recipe, we followed up the book with a cardboard, and paper pizza craft from babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, oh my! via Watcha Making Wednesday at The Ramblings and Adventures of a S.A.H.M....
...that called for cardboard crusts, paper toppings, and red paint (we opted for red colored glue) for sauce. The girls helped cut, and scrunch (for the sausage) the toppings.
Then, they happily put together pizzas, that might not have the Italian color scheme of Pizza Margherita...
...but our certainly fit for a queen.
It's great to be a homeschooler.
Linked with stART(story + ART) at A Mommy's Adventures, and the History and Geography link-up at All Things Beautiful.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Watcha Making Wednesday - Baking With Bruno
For Watcha Making Wednesday (a weekly link-up hosted by The Ramblings and Adventures of a S.A.H.M.) I checked out Lars Klinting's Bruno the Baker...
...more recently published as Harvey the Baker, part of the "Handy Harvey" series, in which the one time Bruno, turned Harvey, teaches children how to make a tool box, sew an apron, plant beans, paint a cupboard, and in this case - bake a cake.
I really couldn't be more pleased. The illustrations are adorable, the story is sweet, and the recipe, for a simple yellow cake is child friendly.
The girls enjoyed following along with Bruno, cracking eggs...
...using the electric mixer...
...stirring in ingredients...
...spooning the batter into a cake pan...
...and their favorite part - cleaning up the kitchen, while their cake baked (don't you love that age?).
They were having so much fun, I even let them frost the cake with our favorite chocolate peanut butter frosting, rather than simply sprinkling it with powdered sugar as suggested in the recipe.
Our thanks to the author for an enjoyable story, a delightful afternoon, and a delicious dessert!
It's great to be a homeschooler.
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Greek's economy is finally showing some signs of recovery, and it can be attributable to many things. Most recently, the Greek government's recent arrest of several key figures in the country's notorious extreme right wing political party, Golden Dawn, has been lauded by the international community as a big step forward for Greece, a nation that has suffered extensively from the European sovereign debt crisis.
Golden Dawn, which has been in existence since the 1980s, gained strong support in Greece as the crisis deepened—so much so that it has 18 representatives in the national parliament—based largely on its opposition to the very unpopular austerity measures Greece is mandated to follow by the Troika.
The party's populist approach, which included handing out free food, further endeared its cause to angry, long-suffering Greeks. But just as its increasing popularity resulted in a stark polarization of Greek politics, Golden Dawn's virulent anti-foreigner thrust and numerous criminal activities also invited sharp criticism from both inside and outside Greece, according to John Diamondopoulos, senior lecturer in finance at the European Business School in London, particularly since the government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras did not address Golden Dawn in any meaningful way until last week.
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Press-Type Spot Welder Tackles Resistance Welding of AluminumSeptember 1, 2012
After struggling for years with inconsistent welds produced by an undersized rocker-arm spot welder, this 30-employee precision sheetmetal fabricator now is actively seeking work that involves the resistance-welding process.
"Our shop gained a whole new department due to the purchase of two heavy-duty spot welders," says Greg Johnson, president of LJ Fabricators, Rockford, IL, who manages the family-owned company with his brother Chris, vice president of operations.
"We don't usually purchase equipment until there's a need," continues Greg, "and several years ago a customer presented us with the opportunity to fabricate a large quantity of parts made of 0.050-in. aluminum. Our traditional method of gas-tungsten-arc welding of those parts would have been too slow and costly, so we decided to spot weld them."
When it became obvious to the Johnson brothers that LJ's light-duty 30-KVA rocker-arm spot welder would not handle aluminum, they looked to T. J. Snow Co., Chattanooga, TN, to provide a remanufactured press-type spot welder. T.J. Snow had converted the machine from its original AC transformer to a state-of-the-art mid-frequency direct-current (MFDC) transformer and control.
The high secondary-amperage output of MFDC technology has proven ideal for spot welding aluminum at LJ, and the vertical press-type machine produces very attractive welds, say the Johnsons. And, only two months after installing the new welding machine, the brothers received a call from a customer in the food-service industry that needed to farm out a huge amount of fabricating—75 part numbers requiring stainless-steel spot welding.
"Production welding had never been our world," recalls Greg, "but this customer wanted us to produce 1350 parts/week. Having the MFDC spot welder gave us the confidence to proceed with the order."
Soon after that large food-service order landed in the shop, LJ Fabricators purchased a standard T. J. Snow AC press-type spot and projection welder, with a larger diameter air cylinder capable of producing the proper forging force for spot welding of stainless. Using the proper settings makes it much easier to get strong and attractive spot welds on stainless steel.
"Having the two good spot welders in our shop has allowed us to go after projects we might not have been competitive on in the past," says Greg, "and now we purposefully look for spot-welding jobs."T.J. Snow Company: 423/894-6234; www.tjsnow.com
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Micropharma Limited Expedites Patent Portfolio to Protect Unique Probiotic Technology
Sep 19, 2012, 12:08 ET
MONTREAL, Sept. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Micropharma Limited, a pioneer in the development of innovative and effective probiotics, has filed a number of patents for its probiotic technologies. Probiotics – bacteria that confer a health benefit to the host – are being studied to determine if they may have a more significant role in helping to maintain and improve health and wellness through the gut. And emerging science is evaluating whether supplementing the microbiome (gut bacteria) with probiotics can play a role in health and certain chronic diseases such as heart disease.
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"Micropharma has invested significantly over the past several years in research and development to ensure our probiotic products will deliver on their promises," said Ryan Jones, president and chief executive officer, Micropharma. "By patenting our products like Cardioviva™, it helps us guarantee to consumers that they will get a rigorously tested, proven probiotic product."
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Micropharma Limited, a pioneer in the development of innovative and effective probiotics, is launching a portfolio of natural supplements and food ingredient solutions aimed at addressing specific health markers to help maintain and improve health and wellness. Micropharma is specifically focused on products that address the healthy and natural metabolic balance and functioning of the microbiome, its resulting impact in the body, and improving human health. The company will out-license these products to partners for commercialization in the medical food, consumer healthcare, and food ingredient markets.
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